TACLOBAN CITY – Twenty-one indigent elderlies received post-Valentine’s Day gifts from the Police Regional Office-8 Press Corps in partnership with the Police Regional Office-8 in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte over the weekend. The activity was part of the PRO-8 Press Corps’ advocacy to build...
BACOLOD CITY – Hundreds of couples tied the knot in a Valentine 's Day mass wedding rites organized by local government units across Negros Occidental over the weekend. In this highly urbanized city, Mayor Greg Gasataya officiated the wedding of 202 couples at Bacolod City College Activity...
Not even Valentine 's Day could stop Malacañang and Vice President Sara Duterte from exchanging tirades anew, as Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro urged Duterte to "spread love, not fake news." "At ang aking message, Valentine message sa kanya (My Valentine...
Do you have something you have long wanted to say to your “The One That Got Away,” or TOTGA? The local government of Manila has invited the public to visit Paco Park this Valentine’s Day to finally express the words left unsaid. The local government said that “Letters to My TOTGA” came...
Like a long journey on a motorcycle, relationships also require endurance, balance, and commitment, and these bonds were further strengthened and made official after Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro officiated the wedding of 10 rider couples a few days before Valentine’s Day. The special...
In the days leading to Valentine 's Day, the demand for love potions being sold by vendors in the peripheries of Baclaran and Quiapo churches had surged. Vendors said people started looking for love potions days before Valentine’s Day for them to use on someone they are attracted to or to...
Not everyone in Manila will be lining up for candlelit dinners or clutching bouquets on Valentine’s Day. For many single Manilenos, Feb. 14 is just another day, or an opportunity to do something entirely their own. Some are taking advantage of the city’s public spaces and attractions. The...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Aside from fresh flowers, artificial flowers are also in demand in this provincial capital of Benguet as Valentine 's Day nears. Stall owner Cecilia Chamos said some opt to buy flowers made of paper and thread, which are cheaper and can be kept as souvenirs, unlike...
Indeed, Valentine’s Day is not just for romantic love, but can also celebrate other forms of positive connections, with the local government of Pasig set to hold a Workers’ Affairs caravan for employees and their employers on Feb. 14 to help strengthen their relationship. The city’s Public...
Several established flower shops in the Dangwa area have put up additional selling spaces along Dos Castillas Street and Dapitan Street in Sampaloc, Manila, as the Valentine’s Day rush builds up. While many of the vendors already operate permanent stores within the Dangwa Flower Market vicinity,...
Valentine’s Day has always been a celebration of the small, tender gestures that make our relationships feel cherished like a handwritten note slipped into a bag, a favorite snack bought “just because,” or a thoughtful surprise waiting at the end of a long day. But as Feb. 14 draws near, the...
In Filipino households, love expresses itself in the quiet rituals of everyday living: the table set with care, the scent that greets you at the door, and the meals prepared not just to nourish but to comfort. Homemakers have long been the keepers of these moments, weaving warmth into ordinary days...
